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[–] bobo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Trying to come up with a few that aren't on the list:

Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) - Just a beautifully touching film, with a unique style and a great cameo of Peter Falk as himself. Much better than the English Language remake (City of Angels)

Come and See (Idi i smotri) - Hard to watch, but an incredible portrayal of the horrors of war. Not a feel-good film at all. But an amazing feat of filmmaking.

My Dinner With Andre - It's ironic that the movie that Roger Ebert referred to as "entirely devoid of clichés" has become a cliché. I'm not sure how well it's aged for modern audiences, but I first saw it in the 80's, have seen it at least a dozen times since, and it still really gets to me. I empathize heavily with both characters in the way that they search for meaning in life, and I could listen to Andre Gregory tell stories all day.

Stop Making Sense - A stellar concert documentary. The first time I saw it was a midnight screening where the audience got up and danced through the whole movie. David Byrne is hypnotic.

The Decline of Western Civilization - Amazing look at the Los Angeles punk rock scene of the early 80's

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - A classic stage-to-screen adaptation. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton chew the scenery for a few hours while their guests Sandy Dennis and George Segal try to make sense of it all. Amazing acting, great cinematography that really leverages the closeup. A must-see.

The Lion in Winter - Sort of a medieval version of the above with Peter O' Toole and Katherine Hepburn. Also see a young Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton put on stellar performances. Like Virginia Woolf above, this is acting with a capital A.

The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) - A unique animation style and a unique story. A really fun watch.

[–] Rixonomic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago
  1. Not just a great war movie, but also a cinematic masterpiece.
[–] vxx@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] DontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

If you want to add non English movies to the list, then I have two to suggest:

  • Children of Heaven
  • Cinema Paradiso
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[–] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

The End of Evangelion is a masterpiece, but you must watch NGE before, which also is a masterpiece.

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 4 weeks ago

That's a great movie! I can't exactly remember the ending, though.

[–] vortexsurfer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Blade Runner

[–] hitagi@ani.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

Last time a similar question was asked, I responded with Perfect Blue, The End of Evangelion, and Love & Pop.

So this time, I'm going to suggest Sans Soleil.

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Once were warriors

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago
[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ivan's Childhood; although all of Tarkovsky's oeuvre is worth it.

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

The Nice Guys

Pitch Perfect Production of a 1970’s story that’s just shockingly good. Go in blind like I did, you won’t be disappointed.

Synopsis:

Tap for spoilerIn 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Movies made outside of the US. United-statesians underestimate too much on other countries' productions. There's many great movies made outside of Hollywood that you can find if you search.

A suggestion that I can give is Netflix's Brazilian film Just Another Christmas, where a guy who hates Christmas gets on a time curse and he keeps waking up on each year's next Christmas eve, his life keeps changing before his eyes and at the end he learns a valuable lesson. I've seen it being compared to Click, not sure though.

[–] Dempf@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

In the Mood for Love is phenomenal.

Eat Drink Man Woman is one I've re watched a number of times.

I wouldn't say either are movies everybody needs to watch, but they are great movies.

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

Predestination [2014]

[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Forrest Gump

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